I had the pleasure of reading a soon to be released white paper on the 
importance of understanding emotions written by Jeanine Broderick of the Happiness 1st Institute.
Not only did it reinforce what I already knew about the emotional scale and how we ‘label’ each other based on appearance & behaviour it also provided insight into the relationship between emotions and expectations, regrets & self criticism.
Emotions are too often written off as some ‘fluffy’ stuff that gets in the way when in fact they are a way for you to understand and acknowledge what is going on in your thoughts. For example when you ‘feel’ angry what are you thinking about? The thought is usually the trigger to the feeling and whilst your anger may, in your opinion, be well placed, if persistent it can go on to have detrimental effects on how you handle situations, make decisions and even your wellbeing. These, in turn, impact how others ‘label’ you, rightly or wrongly.
The site is well worth a visit – Happiness 1st Institute – with plenty of resources to help you increase your understanding of emotions and, as the name implies, how to bring more ‘happy’ into your life!
Live Blissfully!
YvonneB
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Award-winning Women's Health Advocate & Self-Care Coach, Helping Busy Professional Women Find Time For Themselves And Loved Ones Without Feeling Guilty Or Sacrificing Their Self-Care.
Author of the best-selling book “Suck It Up Or Change – If you want a better life you create it” YvonneB lives life applying the 7F Principles she uncovers in her book and shares elements of them in her work delivery:
1. Being Fit & healthy – putting your health first, becoming mentally, physically & emotionally strong to maximise daily living
2. Being Fearless – building confidence to break-through fears, enabling you to do the things you truly desire
3. Creating Freedom – taking control of what you can, so that you can experience freedom as defined by you
4. Paying it Forward – serving, supporting and sharing; locally, globally, to make a difference
5. Enjoying Friends, Family & Network – building a network of positive supportive people to collaborate with and to give & receive help
6. Having Fun – setting aside time to enjoy life doing the things that bring you joy
7. Having Faith – developing belief, be it in self or in a higher being, that inspires you to go for your dreams
Favourite Quote: ‘Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel…’ Eleanor Brownn
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Teacher on Transformation TV: http://www.transformation.tv/
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